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This book has a light amount of wear to the pages, cover and binding. Bookseller Inventory # G0399218661I3N00

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Synopsis: Pompilius McGrath, Professor Etiquette, shares his insights into the art of good manners, from the proper usage of the toothpick to the things one should never do in public. By the author of La Bella Magellona.

From Publishers Weekly&colon;
Children will be hard-pressed to know what to make of this arch discussion of manners, which is neither clearly a guide nor a sendup; even readers old enough to take in the fussy, sophisticated text--the Professor's vocabulary includes such advanced words as "erudite," "orgiastic" and "Carolingian"--may be nonplussed. Brief pointers on matters such as the importance of covering one's mouth during a yawn, yielding to ladies when entering or exiting the elevator and restraining one's gesticulations in the street are followed by a lengthy disquisition on the proper method of deploying a toothpick after dining on steak. De Mejo's primitive, somewhat static illustrations are a bit more accessible and more successfully satirical, but they cannot rescue the whole. Marc Brown and Steven Krensky's Perfect Pigs takes on the thorny subject of manners in a more straightforward, helpful (and infinitely funnier) way. Ages 4-up. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books, 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition... A nice, near fine to fine copy in a fine, mylar protected DJ. Small set of initials on top corner of blue endpaper. An excellent book on the do's and dont's of good manners with humorous Illustrations by the author, 4to., unpaginated., 0.0 0.0 0.0. Bookseller Inventory # 17367

Book Description Philomel, NY, 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. Author (illustrator). First Edition. Humorous look at proper behavior told by Professor of Etiquette upon his arrival in New York City. Appealing zany color illustrations by noted artist De Mejo who died at age 80 the same year that this book was published. Good for older children and adults Cover has a few tiny bumps at the bottom edges & a former owner's name on the FE, o/w quite nice. OUT OF PRINT. Bookseller Inventory # 021727

Book Description Philomel Books, New York, 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. De Mejo, Oscar (illustrator). First Edition. The world of manners is taken on by the Professor of Etiquette. Bookseller Inventory # 754